State to investigate intersection site of fatal ambulance crash

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Posted Feb. 21, 2014 at 5:15 PM

Posted Feb. 21, 2014 at 5:15 PM

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MILFORD – The state Department of Transportation will be evaluating the intersection of Rte. 140 and Green Street after a driver last month allegedly ran a stop sign and crashed into an ambulance, killing a patient inside.

State Sen. Richard Moore and state Rep. John Fernandes called on Transportation Secretary Richard Davey to investigate the intersection following the crash.

"After the tragic accident last month, in addition to other collisions in the area, clearly there's a need to look at the intersection and take steps to make it safer,” Moore said.

Davey has directed the MassDOT Highway Division District 3 - the state office overseeing state roads in Milford - to evaluate the intersection, propose traffic safety improvements, and implement any recommendations that are agreed upon by the District and town officials as soon as possible.

Karen Scott, 58, of Upton, who was being transported back to her nursing home following dialysis treatment, died after a car allegedly ran the stop sign at the end of Green Street and struck her ambulance on Rte. 140, causing it to roll over. A paramedic was also injured in the crash.

The driver of the Mercedes that struck the ambulance, Lisa Zemack, 61, of Framingham, has been summoned on charges of motor vehicle homicide by negligent operation and operating to endanger.

This same intersection was the site of a crash last year that injured a police officer when a driver ran the same stop sign.